County Council to Be Briefed on Fiscal Issues on Tuesday
The Montgomery County Council is expected to receive a briefing on the county’s fiscal plan and expenditures at its next meeting.
The overview pulls together key fiscal information provided at different points in the year to provide a contextual framework for council decision-making on the capital and operating budgets. The presentation also will provide information related to the factors resulting in the fiscal 2019 savings plan that County Executive Marc Elrich has proposed. See the council staff report here.
The meeting starts at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday Jan. 22.
Also at the meeting, the council will introduce a resolution to establish a Remembrance and Reconciliation Commission, which would help bring the community together to recognize African-American history in the county. It also would work to establish memorial markers for African Americans who were lynched in the county.
At least three documented lynchings occurred in the County–two in 1880 and one in 1896. See the resolution here.
Councilmembers Hans Riemer, Will Jawando and Craig Rice are the lead sponsors, and Council Vice President Sidney Katz and Councilmembers Andrew Friedson and Gabe Albornoz are cosponsors.
Also, the Transportation and Environment Committee meets at 2 p.m. to discuss fiscal 2019 savings plan reductions for the Department of Transportation, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Utilities non-departmental account budgets.
The Committee will develop its recommendations on whether it agrees or disagrees with each reduction, and it may recommend alternative funding reductions. See the council staff report here.
The council and committee meetings are expected to be televised live by County Cable Montgomery. The channel can be viewed on cable channels 996 (high definition) and 6 (standard definition) on Comcast; Channels 1056 (HD) and 6 (SD) on RCN; and Channel 30 on Verizon.
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